IT Infrastructure Audit
AI-AssistedKnow exactly what you have — and what it needs.
IT infrastructure grows organically over years — servers accumulate, network configurations become complex, licensing sprawls, and cloud costs creep upward without clear accountability. Our IT infrastructure audit provides a complete, honest assessment of your current technology landscape: what you have, what condition it's in, what risks it carries, and what it should look like to support your business goals over the next 3-5 years.
How We Work
We conduct a thorough inventory of your entire IT infrastructure: servers (physical and virtual), network equipment, storage systems, cloud services, end-user devices, and software licensing. Each component is assessed for age, capacity utilization, support status, and remaining useful life. We document network topology, security zones, backup configurations, and disaster recovery capabilities. The result is a single, comprehensive view of your IT estate — something many organizations lack despite spending millions on technology annually.
What You Get
A complete infrastructure inventory with architecture diagrams. Risk assessment classifying technical risks (aging hardware, unsupported software, single points of failure, capacity constraints), organizational risks (undocumented configurations, key-person dependencies, inadequate change management), and compliance risks (expired certificates, unpatched systems, unlicensed software) by likelihood and potential business impact. Performance and cost optimization analysis identifying overprovisioned resources, underprovisioned bottlenecks, and cloud cost reduction opportunities — typically identifying 15-30% savings.
Technologies & Tools
We use network discovery and mapping tools to inventory your infrastructure automatically. Vulnerability scanners identify security weaknesses in configurations and software versions. Performance monitoring platforms analyze resource utilization and identify bottlenecks. Cloud cost analysis tools evaluate your spending against actual usage — right-sizing instances, identifying unused resources, evaluating reserved vs. on-demand pricing. Configuration management databases help track asset relationships and dependencies. All tools are non-intrusive and safe for production environments.
Who Is This For
Organizations planning cloud migration that need a clear picture of their current environment. Companies experiencing performance issues, frequent outages, or escalating IT costs. Businesses that have grown through acquisition and need to consolidate disparate infrastructure. IT leaders who want an independent assessment before making major capital investments. Organizations preparing for compliance audits that require infrastructure documentation. The audit culminates in a modernization roadmap tailored to your business goals, budget constraints, and risk tolerance.
Key Highlights
- Complete infrastructure inventory across physical, virtual, and cloud
- Risk classification by severity and business impact
- Cloud cost optimization identifying 15-30% typical savings
- Performance bottleneck detection with utilization analysis
- 3-5 year modernization roadmap with phased budget and timeline
- Licensing compliance review and optimization recommendations
Why ESKOM.AI?
Know exactly what you have — and what it needs.
Comprehensive Asset Inventory
A complete map of your IT infrastructure — servers, networks, storage, cloud, licenses, shadow IT. We know exactly what we're working with before making recommendations.
Disaster Recovery Assessment
We verify backup mechanisms, test recovery procedures, and measure actual RTO/RPO. Can your business survive an outage?
Hidden Cost Identification
Unused resources, oversized servers, unnecessary licenses — we find savings that fund your modernization.
Infrastructure Security Assessment
Firewalls, network segmentation, encryption, patching — we verify security configuration at every level.
Modernization Plan with Budget
A prioritized plan — from urgent actions to strategic investments — with a timeline, cost estimate, and measurable KPIs.
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